TextDecode
Purpose
Returns text decoded from container data using the specified character encoding.
Format
TextDecode(container;encoding)
Parameters
container - any container field with encoded text data.
encoding - the name of the character encoding used in container (see below).
Data type returned
text
Originated in
FileMaker Pro 16.0
Description
Converts a text file in a container field from the specified character encoding to text using the UTF-16LE encoding that FileMaker uses.
For the
encoding parameter, use one of the values defined for the
TextEncode function.
Notes
•This function is not supported in runtime solutions and returns "?".
Example 1
TextDecode ( table::container ; "windows-1252" ) returns text from the file in a container field converted to Windows character encoding.
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